Sharp County record., 1887-08-25

The engineers strike on Ine MeAIOah
Central has collapsed.
News has been received from Badakshan
to the effect that 5000 Russians nave ar
rived at Karakula and 1000 at Birkhal.
PROF. o. S. FOWLER, the noted phrenol-
ogist and lecturer, died at his residence
near Sharon Station, Conn.,, on the lotn,
after an illness of only thirty hours &Re
cause of death was spinal trouble super
induced by heavy cold.
A MADISON (Wis.) special says Henry T.
Armsby, Professor of Agricultural Chem-
istry at the Wisconsin State University
has accepted the dictatorship of the Penn
sylvsua agricultural experimental sea'
ton, and will leave for the East IN 1e"
days.
SECRETARY BAYARD and Secretary FAIR
eAild were the only attendants at the reg
MI cabinet meeting on the 18th. Secre-
ta:y Lamar, accompanied by Mrs. Lamar
lst: for the White mountains, where they
will remain for several weeks.
DLsNIs RYAN, the st. Paul millionaire,
and 4 company of Eastern capitalists mas
begun zhe erection Of the largest smelling
and reduction works in the country IN
Tacoma, ". 7. The capital stock OF the
company IS placed at $2,0OO,OOO, and me
works are 20 turn out 400 tons OF ore daily
THE body Of a man who had papers upon
his person showing him to have been sue
cessively, sers ssant, Lieutenant and Gap
tain of Company "a" Fifty-tifth Illinois
volunteers, was found on the Baltimore q
Potomac railroad track on the night OF the
18th, near Baltimore, Nd. He had been
killed by a train. He was United states
pensioner, and was L.Nrn in Boston.
A HORRIBLE acc. lent occurred at
Thomas brakes plan ng-mill in Zanes-
vile, O., on the 18th. Jimmie" DRAKE,
son of the proprietor a1.l assistant tore-
man of the mill, while atSmptlng TO re-
place a belt on a shaft, fell Hlth his breast
on the cutoff saw, which car a cash ten
inches long and eight deep through the
ribs and heart. protruding htS Y1tals ana
causing instant death.
Mr.. ALVIN CLARK, foundar Of the
famous telescope mandatory 1T cam
bridge, Mass, is dangerously H. He IS
over eighty-three years of age, anu up 10
within a few days was remarkably ACTIVE
for his age. His death is expected &C any
moment.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared a first dividend of seventy-tive per
cent. in favor of the creditors Of the First
National Bank of Livingston, Mont, on
claims proved, amounting to S2S,35O,Vb.
PRESIDENT BLANCo Of Venezuela thinks
the United States ought to take an inter-
est in the aggressions of iireat Britain IN
that country.
The following new National banks have
been organized: First National bank OF
Russell Springs, Kas, capital, S5O,Os4, and
First National bank of Wa Keeny, Aas.,
capital, $50, ,OOO.
GENERAL FERRoN, French Minister OF
War, has gone to the Alps to establish
definitely the defenses of the southeast
ern frontier, and to organize new Alpine
corps.
IT is semi-officially stated that the
cholera in Sicily has been overcome and
that there is no longer any danger OF the
disease spreading at Naples or Resina.
JAY GOULD, the millionaire, has been
put under bond to pay bill OF SlO0-that
is, he must pay that sum if it can be sworn
in the United States Circuit Court that
his yacht, Atlanta, did that amount OF
damage to the canalboat VIM. E. ClearY,
on May "a, while the latter lay safel
moored at dock in Yonkers.
THE Steamer st. Paul arrived at San
Francisco from Behring sea on the 18th,
i
and reports that great fears are expressed
in Ounalaska for the safety Of the United
States revenue cutter Bear, commanded By
Capt. McLay. In the opinion of many, It
is doubtful if she ever returns to Ounalas-
ka. from which port she sailed June 70.
THE Secretary of War has directed four
companies of the Twenty-third Infantry,
stationed at Fort Wayne, Mich; Light
Battery F, Fourth Artillery, at Fort Shell
ing, and a troop Of cavalry at Fort Leav-
enworth, to proceed to Chicago and par
ticipate in the drill. Colonel d. NJ. Black
will be in command.